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Kingofalldems

(38,485 posts) Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:16 PM Nov 2020

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Here is the question to be answered very soon: Ghislaine Maxwell

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Here is the question to be answered very soon: Ghislaine Maxwell (Original Post) Kingofalldems Nov 2020 OP

What does Q think of her? lame54 Nov 2020 #1

Can you pardon someone who has been arrested but not had a trial yet ? CatMor Nov 2020 #2

Yes. OneBro Nov 2020 #3

Thanks ... I wasn't sure. CatMor Nov 2020 #6

You can pardon someone who's never even been arrested - see Nixon and Ford! bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #20

Trump doesn't care about women. procon Nov 2020 #4

If he pardons her, we know she does and a complete investigation must follow. Kingofalldems Nov 2020 #5

And she can be compelled to testify or something after a pardon soothsayer Nov 2020 #7

That's right. She can no longer plead the 5th against self incrimination, so she has to answer BComplex Nov 2020 #18

Right now it is a civil suit Bev54 Nov 2020 #8

Why is she in jail? Kingofalldems Nov 2020 #9

Flight risk? Retrograde Nov 2020 #10

I am not really sure but the documents being released are for a Bev54 Nov 2020 #11

Um, she's charged with federal crimes, Baby! Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #12

Well most of those crimes can be charged through the state Bev54 Nov 2020 #13

Has New York State charged her with anything, yet? Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Bev54 Nov 2020 #14

If he pardoned her I think double jeopardy would apply to keep NY from charging her Buckeyeblue Nov 2020 #16

Nope kurtcagle Nov 2020 #17

I thought she was being tried on federal charges. If it's state, Trump can't pardon her Buckeyeblue Nov 2020 #21

It's a hostage situation. She's holding Bill Barr by the balls. hunter Nov 2020 #19

lame54

(35,324 posts)

1. What does Q think of her?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:20 PM

Nov 2020

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

2. Can you pardon someone who has been arrested but not had a trial yet ?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:21 PM

Nov 2020

OneBro

(1,159 posts)

3. Yes.

Reply to CatMor (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:24 PM

Nov 2020

Dunno whether she is being charged in state and/or just federal court.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

6. Thanks ... I wasn't sure.

Reply to OneBro (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:31 PM

Nov 2020

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)

20. You can pardon someone who's never even been arrested - see Nixon and Ford!

Reply to CatMor (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:43 PM

Nov 2020

procon

(15,805 posts)

4. Trump doesn't care about women.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:27 PM

Nov 2020

Unless she has some dirt on him to leverage a pardon, he won't lift a finger.

Kingofalldems

(38,485 posts)

5. If he pardons her, we know she does and a complete investigation must follow.

Reply to procon (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:30 PM

Nov 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

7. And she can be compelled to testify or something after a pardon

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 04:59 PM

Nov 2020

From what I understand (which isn’t much)

BComplex

(8,066 posts)

18. That's right. She can no longer plead the 5th against self incrimination, so she has to answer

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 06:28 PM

Nov 2020

questions posed to her, or risk being slapped with contempt of court.

Bev54

(10,072 posts)

8. Right now it is a civil suit

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:17 PM

Nov 2020

not a federal suit and besides a lot of her crimes were in NY state.

Kingofalldems

(38,485 posts)

9. Why is she in jail?

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:20 PM

Nov 2020

Retrograde

(10,158 posts)

10. Flight risk?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:22 PM

Nov 2020

Actually, I can't keep track of all the scandals Trump hangers-on are engaged in.

Bev54

(10,072 posts)

11. I am not really sure but the documents being released are for a

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:23 PM

Nov 2020

civil suit by one or more of her victims.

Brother Buzz

(36,466 posts)

12. Um, she's charged with federal crimes, Baby!

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:27 PM

Nov 2020

Southern District of New York (Manhattan Federal Court) prosecutors charged her with six federal crimes, including enticement of minors, sex trafficking, and perjury.

Bev54

(10,072 posts)

13. Well most of those crimes can be charged through the state

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:31 PM

Nov 2020

as well, and I am not your baby.

Brother Buzz

(36,466 posts)

15. Has New York State charged her with anything, yet?

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 05:43 PM

Nov 2020

Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #12)

Bev54 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Buckeyeblue

(5,502 posts)

16. If he pardoned her I think double jeopardy would apply to keep NY from charging her

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 06:20 PM

Nov 2020

My guess is that Trump goes nuts with the pardons. And she has the money (and maybe some knowledge) to make it both profitable and prudent for Trump to grant the pardon.

kurtcagle

(1,604 posts)

17. Nope

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #16)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 06:27 PM

Nov 2020

Pardons apply on to federal crimes. She's being charged in NY and NJ on state-level felonies.

Personally, I doubt she'll make it to trial. As with Epstein, she knows too much.

Buckeyeblue

(5,502 posts)

21. I thought she was being tried on federal charges. If it's state, Trump can't pardon her

Reply to kurtcagle (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:49 PM

Nov 2020

hunter

(38,328 posts)

19. It's a hostage situation. She's holding Bill Barr by the balls.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 06:58 PM

Nov 2020

Not that it matters to Trump. He's won't do any favors for people he believes failed him.

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